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removing a stray blade of highlighted grass that was making some of the shadowing look like it had a sharp edge desaturating the shadows 
removing the blue planetary atmosphere effect from the closer planet and replacing it with a paler one to better match colors throughout tone down the saturation slightly of the overlay clouds to help them blend better into the environment
Altered colours on the rocks in the foreground Redefined large planets atmosphere I will post a "develoment" .gif of this later in the week. I took screenshots mom!! 
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The only thing that I might suggest is the coloring. I love how warm this is, but I also like the small points of cooler colors in the upper part of the sky and on the rock in the bottom right hand corner. Those colors may work better if they were subtly echoed in a few other places, maybe in the left part, or somewhere in the hills. Otherwise, the rock in the bottom looks a bit out of place among such warmer colors. If that makes sense at all. (:
Also, I've just noticed that some of the clouds that are in the upper part of the sky look a bit off because their shape and lighting is so different than the ones below them. Perhaps there's a way to adjust that, maybe give them more shadow on top and saturate them a tad more.
Overall though, this is a very successful piece and one of my favorites that I've seen on this website. I saw the small changes you made and I think they work very well. Well done. (:
What I absolutely love here is the composition and the atmosphere the strong lighting creates. The eye is immediately drawn to the figure and the red flags fluttering in the wind are a beautiful touch, too!
On a technical level, the lighting doesn't look quite convincing. The shadows on the monument are okay I think, but the ones cast by it feel too saturated and the contrast seems to be too much. Also, their blur should be more the further away from the monument you get - so especially where the monument touches, the shadows should be very crisp. If you're using a newer Photoshop version, you can try the lense blur filter to get the blurriness right (though it may take a few tries). Also, something about the shadows in the bottom right corner of the image bothers me, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe too blurry, too?
The planets are a great idea for giving the sky some more interest, but the one in the foreground seems to be starting too abruptly and not with the horizon line, either. Maybe if you pushed it down a bit and used a softer transition, but you'd have to try and see if that works. Also, the blue atmospheric halo feels kinda off - like the planet should be blue-ish, too or the halo should be more yellow/orange/brown.
Lastly, the clouds giving another layer of distance is a good idea, but the clouds themselves feel like they don't quite fit which is probably also due to their colour mostly. The sun gives off this strong yellow light, so the clouds should be dark (gray or gray-blue) on the sides facing away from it and yellowish white on the sides that face the sun (I think). Also, it's a bit difficult to judge whether clouds in front of the planet should be receiving a shadow from the planet - that would depend on the sun's position in relation to the planets (which you'd have to decide). But if the sun were "in between", then the planet might need to be a bit brighter to the left, too.
Okay, I'm gonna stop now, I'm starting to blabber with a lot of "maybes" and "ifs" - I still hope this helps!
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